The number of tourists arriving in Turkey’s southern province of Antalya in the first two months of 2010 reached an all-time high for the period, the head of the city’s culture and tourism directorate said.
Some 311,995 tourists came to Antalya by plane during January and February, said Antalya Culture and Tourism Director ?brahim Acar. Some [...]
Following the death of four dolphins held in captivity in Sealanya Dolphinarium in the resort town of Alanya earlier this month, Öger Tour has made public that it has canceled trips to dolphinariums in Turkey on the grounds that the centers do not meet the international safety and sanitary requirements. New cancellations might follow unless [...]
Martin Rosenberg, who’s British and lives in Belek, loves Turkey so much that he’s found an innovative way to promote the country. He tells us about his Web site and what he appreciates about Turkey, the golfing opportunities in particular.
Turkey, the ‘can do’ country
“Turkey kind of came to us by accident,” Martin explains. “My wife [...]
As long as you are in the Alanya do you live in central matter. It is the head no trouble getting around the city and experience different things.
I have both lived in the Oba (the far east of the city) and on since Cleopatra (far west). Taxi. Costs incredibly low, but remember that it may [...]
Most people comes Alanya and never get out of hotel. Just live in hotel until the end of their holiday. They use beach and pool of hotel, restaurants of hotel, shopping centers of hotel, disco and animation shows of hotel. In my opinion they are limited with hotel because they dont know Alanya. However Alanya [...]
Long Beach Resort Hotel Located in Turkler county, it is 90 km from Airport. 20 km from Alanya centrum and 50 m from sea.It is possible for you to make a choice among their 748 rooms ranging between the King suit to villas and suits to rooms with the same comfort.In Long Beach Resort Hotel [...]
This is an official from Germany. Daniela spent her holidays there and wasnt sure about Turkey ´s post so she sent it from Germany. And i really like it:)Danke:) Alanya (pronounced [??l?nj?]), formerly Alaiye, is a seaside resort city and district of Antalya Province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from [...]
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the newly constructed Muhsin Ertu?rul Theater in ?stanbul over the weekend, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an complained about the resistance of some circles against his Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government’s efforts for the well-being of the country. He recalled how some circles reacted to the ?stanbul Municipality’s [...]
“The tenant owns a thousand houses” is a popular Turkish expression. This must have been made only to make tenants feel better, I would say. I received an e-mail about an unscrupulous landlord and his house, plagued by a humidity problem. I will comment at the end of each paragraph to make it easier for [...]
A tornado hit the popular Mediterranean resort town of Alanya on Monday, damaging many houses and greenhouses in the Konakl?, Payallar and Emi?beleni villages.
The tornado hit a 100-meter-wide, 5-kilometer-long area on Konakl? beach. The tornado lasted for only 10 minutes, but caused damage to more than 50 greenhouses, even knocking down some of them. It [...]
News reports yesterday morning claiming that a plane had crashed into the sea just off the shore of Antalya’s Alanya district are false according to all preliminary investigations, officials say. According to the Anatolia news agency, all the fuss began when computer programmer Tuna Akar (37) called the emergency 112 and 156 hotlines, claiming that [...]
It’s hard to know when one nation’s property market has fallen out of favour these days as the global financial crisis envelopes country after country and apparently leaves no nation’s economy untarnished. So is property in Turkey still popular or has the market boomed and gone bust?
This question is being asked by Brits, Russians, [...]
The pound has been the real victim of Britain’s recession. It has been hammered by other currencies, chipped away at by currency traders and basically totally undermined by the grim state of the UK’s economy. No one, internationally speaking, has any faith in the pound and so it has reached an all time low next [...]
“To err is human” because all people make mistakes that might affect others, not just ourselves. But taking it a step further and breaking the law — intentionally or sometimes unintentionally is another matter, one which calls for legal action. One might get involved in a crime in one’s hometown or in a foreign country. [...]